The DEA explained that in a raid in which it broke into a party in the United States “you could only attend by invitation” in an “improvised” nightclub, where there were “dozens of people related to the Aragua Train.”
The United States authorities reported that nearly 50 migrants, “illegal” and “many linked to the Venezuelan Aragua Train,” were detained early this Sunday, January 26, during a police raid carried out in a nightclub in the Adams County, Denver, Colorado.
Officials of the Administration of Drug Control (DEA), the Department of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco , Firearms and Explosives (ATF) were in charge of the operation.
The DEA explained that the raid broke into a party that “could only be attended by invitation” in an “improvised” nightclub where there were “dozens of people related to the Aragua Train,” according to the American newspaper. The Denver Post.
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Drugs, weapons and money
In the operation “drugs, weapons and cash were seized.” This operation is part of a series of coordinated actions that US federal agencies are carrying out throughout the country.
On Saturday, authorities began similar operations in Chicago, Illinois, a city that previously It was considered a “sanctuary” for migrants.
Acting Assistant Attorney General Emil Bove made a personal visit to Chicago to oversee immigration enforcement operations, which are supported by multiple federal agencies, including the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. (ATF).
This Saturday, January 25, US authorities arrested 538 migrants, including four alleged members of the Tren de Aragua group, according to US Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
«Foreign criminal organizations»
One day after his inauguration, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to classify Mexican cartels and foreign criminal organizations as “terrorists.” The text of the law mentions the Tren de Aragua and the Salvadoran gang MS-13 as examples of organizations that should be added to that classification.
“Other transnational organizations, such as the Tren de Aragua and La Mara Salvatrucha, pose a similar threat to the United States,” the presidential decree says.
Last year, the US government sanctioned the Tren de Aragua, considering it a transnational criminal organization, and offered $12 million as a reward for the arrest of its leaders.
Supporting these organizations can carry very heavy penalties such as up to 20 years in prison, fines of a quarter of a million or even life imprisonment.
*Journalism in Venezuela is carried out in a hostile environment for the press with dozens of legal instruments in place to punish the word, especially the laws “against hate”, “against fascism” and “against the blockade.” This content was written taking into consideration the threats and limits that, consequently, have been imposed on the dissemination of information from within the country.
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